I think the ideal percentage for us is 60/40 run/ pass with around 200/200 ypg. Les said the 200/200 (or even closer to 250 passing) was where he'd like to see it. we were at 200/200 about midway thru the season if not later.

fwiw, we ended up at 200 passing/ 174 rushing, and 60/40 run pass this yr.

quote:Just an observation. Most of our ranter brethren seem to think we run too much and don't pass enough. Seems like it hurts when we follow their opinions.

we have great running backs...that's not the problem.

The problem is we are PREDICTABLE....we telegraph our plays. This does not produce a good offense, hence our #74 NCAA ranking.

Believe it or not, you can run out of the shotgun and pass out of the I...our playcalling doesn't do enough to keep opposing defenses off-balance.

Nine out of 10 times, when we lined up in the Pistol, it was a toss play to Spencer Ware...for like 2 yards

Gary Crowton was better than what we have now...sorry guys. He wasn't the greatest, but when he hit a hot streak, he dialed up plays that worked...

Our offense works now primarily because we bulldoze weaker foes...In the Alabama game this year, we were agressive and had them on their heels, but we never replicated that in other games. Most of the time, I think they are scared to utilize Mettenberger, and it shows!

quote:Has anyone pointed out that there were only 3 games that had more pass plays called than run? I may have missed it. Florida Ole Miss Clemson

Not sure I understand the point ofthis thread at all. We are a run first team. Our strength is our RBs and the depth of that position. Don't understand whats so hard to grasp about that.

As I'm sure has been pointed out already we lost 2 out of 3 of those games and took a late comeback to win the third one, so I don't think it is necessarily a good thing when we throw more than we run.